by Adam Jeske

How this ridiculous giraffe taught me about persistence

It’s nearly 20 feet tall. It weighs about 2,000 pounds. It needs 75 pounds of food every day. And every last bit of that food comes as these delicate little leaves from acacia trees.

This giraffe was using her long tongue to grab these tiny leaves, sometimes reaching up high, sometimes standing back and reaching down lower. Her tongue flicks out, wraps around the dainty morsel, and slides it back in. The kids and I just marveled at her.